Professional Learning

The professional learning opportunities from the Division of Learning & Teaching are listed below.

Please take at look the workshops on offer and click here if you would like any additional topics that are not already listed.

18 September 2019, Active learning using Padlet for on campus or online teaching. 1pm. Everyone Welcome.

This 45 min workshop will demonstrate how active learning is a great way to get students to engage better and can be easily implemented with a strategy using technology such as Padlet. Padlet is an online bulletin board that is used to display information. Activities using Padlet helps make teaching more engaging improving student learning outcomes. Presented by: Rachel Stewart-Allan.

Expanded information is available on DLT Professional Learning Calendar

3 September 2019, Mentimeter: Opportunities for live group engagement and interactive learning materials. 10am. Everyone Welcome.

This 45 min workshop will introduce the web-based presentation & group engagement tool ‘Mentimeter’. We will explore the diverse audience activity types, along with the ability to embed interactive activities within existing content.

10 September 2019, Adobe Connect: A closer look at breakout rooms and student-centred learning. 10am. Everyone Welcome.

This 45 min workshop will introduce the basic functionalities for using CSU’s remote delivery platform. For specific elements covered in the workshop click onto the DLT calendar below.

Expanded information is available on DLT Professional Learning Calendar

4 September 2019, Assessment Feedback, How, Why and Where. 1pm, Faculty Arts and Education and Faculty of Science.

This workshop will look at effective and efficient ways to provide assessment feedback to students. Topics will include; how to structure feedback to guide students, using digital platforms to deliver feedback, and how to get students to engage with assessment feedback to improve their work.

5 September 2019, Assessment Feedback, How, Why and Where. 1pm, Faculty Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences.

Expanded information is available on DLT Professional Learning Calendar

26 September 2019, Active learning made easy with technology and learning spaces (online and on-campus). 1pm. Everyone Welcome.

This session will go through 1-2 technologies to apply active learning with your students (Poll Everywhere and Padlet). The aim is for learning to take place when students solve problems beyond their current developmental level with the support of their teacher and peer community. As a result active learning has been found to improve student academic outcomes, especially used with the right mix of technology and taking advantage of proper use of learning environment. For those who attended the BJBS and FOAE Symposium’s workshop on “Let’s activate learning with your learning spaces” and would like further information, feel free to come along and get involved in the Q&A. Details: Bathurst Campus - Building 1412 Room 325 Presented by Philip Hua, Educational Lead, Learning Spaces.

Expanded information is available on DLT Professional Learning Calendar

Drop In Sessions for Sessional Staff. 11am, Everyone Welcome.

September 6, 13, 20, 27

See our range of useful PD resources at http://uimagine.edu.au/csupd/

Expanded information is available on DLT Professional Learning Calendar

Contact us for further information:

Barb Hill: bahill@csu.edu.au

Melinda Lewis: melewis@csu.edu.au

Jade Flynn: jflynn@csu.edu.au

Learning Spaces Portal Pilot: http://learningspaces.csu.edu.au

Academics are invited to use the Learning Spaces Portal, which is currently being piloted, and give feedback. See a demo of how it works here: Video

Professional Learning is available on request. Contact:

Learning Technologies and Learning Spaces: phua@csu.edu.au and rstewart-allan@csu.edu.au

Learning Resources: Jwright@csu.edu.au

Learning Analytics: SMcKinney@csu.edu.au

Course design professional learning is available on request. Contact:

Faculty of Arts and Education: Denise Wood dwood@csu.edu.au

Faculty of Science: Greg Auhl gauhl@csu.edu.au

Faculty of Business Justice and Behavioural Sciences: Sally McCarthy samccarthy@csu.edu.au

Watch: - Why course review, design and development is important at CSU: Video

Before you begin your course review, take a look at the new Course Design Professional Learning web page. The pages include FAQs on the Course Design Process, Step-by-Step Instructions on using CourseSpace and links to further Professional Learning on course design from across the university.

Please contact the uImagine team for further information:

Lyn Hay (Innovation): lhay@csu.edu.au

Val Peachey (Open): vpeachey@csu.edu.au

The Division of Learning and Teaching have just launched their Newsletter which highlights their activities, functions and some staff profiles. Here is the link: DLT News

Here is the link to the Divisions Learning and Teaching Professional Development and Teaching Resources web page.

You may also want to use learning and teaching shared resources within DOMS. Although, you will need to use your CSU login, which then gives you access to more than 750 resources.